She always gives credit (5)
I believe the answer is:
faith
'credit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for faith that I've seen before include "'..... will move mountains'" , "Confidence" , "Trust in someone" , "Unshakeable belief" , "Staunch trust" .)